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Swedish Treasure: Portland Volvo Shop, Warehouse, and Amazon

If Volvos are your thing Portland has quite a hidden gem. V & B Auto Parts, a long-standing classic Volvo shop and warehouse, is looking for a new owner. Included in the sale are a full service shop with lift, an on-site house, a wrecker’s license, and enough classic brick parts to make a dedicated Volvo nut swoon. The owner is asking $595,000, and is located in Portland, Oregon. Find out more details here on the Turbobricks forum (requires login).

According to the poster TravZilla on Turbobricks, the seller has owned the business and property since 1986, and has had it for sale for a few years now. The current owner deals exclusively with local business, and does no online ordering, and no shipping. In the last couple years, many of the classic Volvo parts suppliers have gone belly-up and scrapped their inventories; it would be a shame to see all these beautiful panels crushed.

The warehouse of parts looks quite extensive, and all the various parts are well organized and in good condition. The collection of body parts looks to center mostly on pre-1985 Volvo 240, but we also see panels for other classic Volvos, including the 164, Amazon, and 140. Check out the collection of 240 flathoods!

The shop area looks to be well-stocked for its purpose, and includes a hydraulic lift. It looks like the owner has been helping keep these Volvos on the road for some time, and despite the newest 240 being nearly 20 years old we would bet Portland still has a large number of classic bricks being used as daily drivers. The grandfathered wrecker’s license is a great bonus for the new owner. A rally-prepped 242 would look great parked on that hoist.

The property includes a 3-bedroom 2-bath residential house and lawn, which the seller states could be made into a duplex if desired, though we would probably just stay on-site and live, work, and play Volvo. Not included, but also for sale, is a white 1968 122s wagon in what looks to be great condition, for $3995.

Clean classic Volvo parts are just now starting to become more difficult to obtain, which may well increase the value of the inventory here in the coming years. Between the shop, warehouse, living space, and the bounty of parts included, this seems like a great find for a Volvo enthusiast who wants to make their passion into a career.